jujube

noun

ju·​jube ˈjü-ˌjüb 

especially for sense 1

ˈjü-ju̇-ˌbē 

1

: a fruit-flavored gumdrop or lozenge

2

a

: an edible drupaceous fruit of any of several trees (genus Ziziphus) of the buckthorn family

especially : one of an Asian tree (Z. jujuba)

b

: a tree producing this fruit

Examples of jujube in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Starbucks also released other new flavors across China with a holiday theme in February, according to the Shanghai Reserve Roastery’s Weibo account, including a jujube macchiato inspired by new year’s rice cakes and an almond tofu macchiato. —Jessie Yeung, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024

The beautiful gold tin includes 12 sachets of organic, non-caffeinated chamomile tea with hints of linden blossom, passionflower and jujube seed, that combine to make a stress-busting blend. —Sarah Rose, wsj.com, 2 Nov. 2023

Villagers told me that many trees like these had died. Species that had fruits — fig, jujube — were the ones that died first, because those need more water. —Catrin Einhorn Thea Traff, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023

The list included various vitamins and supplements, dextrose, coconut water or meat, duck egg soup, jujube fruit, milk, honey, energy drinks and even human breastmilk. —Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2023

Acacia trees here, pistachio and jujube trees there. —Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023

Neither is the jujube. —Peter Rubin, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2022

The gnocchi alla bolognese might be your best bet, then: it’s pasta with red sauce, but the jujube-like gnocchi is a nice textural change from the usual noodles. —Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 9 Mar. 2020

Best-selling libations include coconut milk, longan jujube and mango green teas, taro slush and herbal jelly wow milk. —Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 19 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin jujuba, alteration of Latin zizyphum, from Greek zizyphon

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Medical Definition

jujube

noun

ju·​jube

ˈjü-ˌjüb, especially for sense 2 ˈjü-ju̇-ˌbē

1

a

: an edible drupaceous fruit of any of several trees (genus Ziziphus) of the buckthorn family

especially : one of an Asian tree (Z. jujuba)

b

: a tree producing this fruit

2

: a fruit-flavored gumdrop or lozenge

especially : one that is made from the jujube fruit and has been used as a remedy for various throat conditions